Legislative Assembly of Alberta

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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
31st Alberta Legislature
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Type
Type
History
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Preceded byNorth-West Legislative Assembly
Leadership
Ric McIver, UCP
since May 13, 2025
Danielle Smith, UCP
since October 11, 2022
Government House Leader
Joseph Schow, UCP
since October 24, 2022
Naheed Nenshi, NDP
since July 12, 2025
Opposition House Leader
Christina Gray, NDP
since February 8, 2021
Structure
Seats87
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Political groups
Government (48)

Official Opposition (38)

Other parties (1)

Elections
Last election
May 29, 2023
Next election
On or before October 18, 2027
Meeting place
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Alberta Legislature Building
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Website
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The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. Since 2012 the Legislative Assembly has had 87 members, elected through first past the post from single-member electoral districts.[1] Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Alberta, as the viceregal representative of the King of Canada.[2] The Legislative Assembly and the Lieutenant Governor together make up the unicameral Alberta Legislature.

The maximum period between general elections of the assembly, as set by Section 4 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is five years, which is further reinforced in Alberta's Legislative Assembly Act.[3] Convention dictates the premier controls the date of election and usually selects a date in the fourth or fifth year after the preceding election. Amendments to Alberta's Election Act introduced in 2024 fixed the date of election to the third Monday in October in the fourth calendar year following the preceding election.[4] Alberta has never had a minority government and an election as a result of a vote of no confidence has never occurred.

To be a candidate for election to the assembly, a person must be a Canadian citizen older than 18 who has lived in Alberta for at least six months before the election and has registered with Elections Alberta under the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure Act. Senators, senators-in-waiting, members of the House of Commons, and criminal inmates are ineligible.[5]

The 30th Alberta Legislature was dissolved on May 1, 2023. The members-elect of the 31st Alberta Legislature were elected on May 29. As of April 2026, under recall election legislation introduced by the UCP, 2 MLAs have recall petition campaigns in progress.

History

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The Alberta Legislature Building has housed the chamber of the Legislative Assembly since its completion in 1913.

The first session of the first Legislature of Alberta opened on March 15, 1906, in the Thistle Rink, Edmonton, north of Jasper Avenue. After the speech from the throne, the assembly held its sessions in the McKay Avenue School. In this school Alberta MLAs chose the provincial capital,[6] Edmonton, and the future site for the Alberta Legislature Building: the bank of the North Saskatchewan River. Allan Merrick Jeffers,[7] a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design was the architect who was chosen to build the assembly building. From 1908 to 1911 the Legislative Assembly met in a hall annexed to the old Terrace Building.[8][9]

In September 1912 Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Governor General of Canada, declared the new Legislature building officially open.[10][11][12]

Louise McKinney and Roberta MacAdams were the first women elected to the assembly, in the 1917 election, the first women in any legislature of the British Empire.

From 1926 to 1955, Edmonton and Calgary MLAs were elected through a form of proportional representation, while in that period, the other MLAs were elected using instant-runoff voting.

In 1965, the Alberta Election Act was amended to give the vote to Treaty Indians.[13]

Early majorities in the Legislature were held by the Alberta Liberal Party, followed by the United Farmers of Alberta and Alberta Social Credit Party. The Progressive Conservatives held the legislature from 1971 until 2015, when the Alberta New Democratic Party held a majority for a single term. Since 2019, the United Conservative Party has held successive majorities.

Current members

Most members of the 31st Alberta Legislature were elected in the 31st Alberta general election held on May 29, 2023, but some were elected in subsequent by-elections. Peter Guthrie was elected as a UCP candidate but has since become a Progressive Tory. Bold indicates cabinet members, and party leaders are italicized. Template:Sticky header

Member[14] Party Electoral district First elected No. of terms
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Airdrie-East 2015 3rd term
  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock 2015 3rd term
  Script error: No such module "Sort". New Democratic Banff-Kananaskis 2023 1st term
  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Bonnyville-Cold Lake-St. Paul 2015[a] 2nd term*
  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Brooks-Medicine Hat 2012[b] 3rd term*
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Calgary-Cross 2019 2nd term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Calgary-East 2019 2nd term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Calgary-Fish Creek 2023 1st term
  Script error: No such module "Sort". New Democratic Calgary-Foothills 2023 1st term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Calgary-Hays 2012 4th term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Calgary-Lougheed 2023 1st term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Calgary-West 2014 (by-election) 4th term
  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Camrose 2019 2nd term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Central Peace-Notley 2019 2nd term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". New Democratic Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview 2023 1st term
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche 2015[d] 3rd term*
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  Script error: No such module "Sort". United Conservative Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville 2019 2nd term
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Standings during 31st Assembly

The 31st Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on May 29, 2023. The United Conservative Party, led by incumbent Premier Danielle Smith, formed the government with a reduced majority. The New Democrats, led by former Premier Rachel Notley, won the second most seats and formed the official opposition.[15] As of December 2025, under recall election legislation introduced by the UCP, 21 MLAs have recall petition campaigns in progress; this includes Premier Danielle Smith. 20 of the petitions are against UCP members.[16]

Standings in the 31st Alberta Legislature
Affiliation Members
2023 general election Current
United Conservative 49 47
New Democratic 38 38
Alberta Party 0 1
Independent 0 1
Vacant 0 0
Total seats 87

Seating plan

  • Party leaders are italicized. Bold indicates cabinet minister.
[[Marlin Schmidt|Template:Font colour]] [[Jasvir Deol|Template:Font colour]] [[Gurtej Brar|Template:Font colour]] [[Lori Sigurdson|Template:Font colour]] [[Nicole Goehring|Template:Font colour]] [[Joe Ceci|Template:Font colour]] [[Lorne Dach|Template:Font colour]] [[Rob Miyashiro|Template:Font colour]] [[Luanne Metz|Template:Font colour]]
[[Parmeet Singh Boparai|Template:Font colour]] [[Julia Hayter|Template:Font colour]] [[Lizette Tejada|Template:Font colour]] [[Diana Batten|Template:Font colour]] [[Janis Irwin|Template:Font colour]] [[Nathan Ip|Template:Font colour]] [[Gurinder Brar|Template:Font colour]] [[Kathleen Ganley|Template:Font colour]] [[Kyle Kasawski|Template:Font colour]] [[Janet Eremenko|Template:Font colour]] [[Rhiannon Hoyle|Template:Font colour]] [[Amanda Chapman|Template:Font colour]] [[Marie Renaud|Template:Font colour]] [[Samir Kayande|Template:Font colour]] [[Peter Guthrie (politician)|Template:Font colour]]
[[Sarah Elmeligi|Template:Font colour]] [[Nagwan Al-Guneid|Template:Font colour]] [[Brooks Arcand-Paul|Template:Font colour]] [[Irfan Sabir|Template:Font colour]] [[Sarah Hoffman|Template:Font colour]] [[Sharif Haji|Template:Font colour]] [[David Eggen|Template:Font colour]] [[Christina Gray|Template:Font colour]] [[Naheed Nenshi|Template:Font colour]] [[Rakhi Pancholi|Template:Font colour]] [[Court Ellingson|Template:Font colour]] [[Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse|Template:Font colour]] [[David Shepherd (Canadian politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Heather Sweet (politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Peggy Wright|Template:Font colour]] [[Scott Sinclair (politician)|Template:Font colour]]
[[Ric McIver|Template:Font colour]]
[[RJ Sigurdson|Template:Font colour]] [[Demetrios Nicolaides|Template:Font colour]] [[Rebecca Schulz|Template:Font colour]] [[Dan Williams (Canadian politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Nate Glubish|Template:Font colour]] [[Adriana LaGrange|Template:Font colour]] [[Nate Horner|Template:Font colour]] [[Joseph Schow|Template:Font colour]] [[Danielle Smith|Template:Font colour]] [[Mike Ellis (Canadian politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Mickey Amery|Template:Font colour]] [[Nathan Neudorf|Template:Font colour]] [[Todd Loewen|Template:Font colour]] [[Rick Wilson (Canadian politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Brian Jean|Template:Font colour]] [[Devin Dreeshen|Template:Font colour]] [[Jason Nixon|Template:Font colour]]
[[Angela Pitt|Template:Font colour]] [[Glenn van Dijken|Template:Font colour]] [[Jason Stephan|Template:Font colour]] [[Tany Yao|Template:Font colour]] [[Grant Hunter|Template:Font colour]] [[Martin Long (politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Dale Nally|Template:Font colour]] [[Shane Getson|Template:Font colour]] [[Rajan Sawhney|Template:Font colour]] [[Matt Jones (Canadian politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Tanya Fir|Template:Font colour]] [[Muhammad Yaseen|Template:Font colour]] [[Searle Turton|Template:Font colour]] [[Garth Rowswell|Template:Font colour]] [[Justin Wright (politician)|Template:Font colour]]
[[Scott Cyr|Template:Font colour]] [[Jennifer Johnson (Canadian politician)|Template:Font colour]] [[Ron Wiebe|Template:Font colour]] [[Andrew Boitchenko|Template:Font colour]] [[Myles McDougall|Template:Font colour]] [[Chelsae Petrovic|Template:Font colour]] [[Brandon Lunty|Template:Font colour]] [[Nolan Dyck|Template:Font colour]] [[Jackie Armstrong-Homeniuk|Template:Font colour]] [[Chantelle de Jonge|Template:Font colour]] [[Eric Bouchard|Template:Font colour]] [[Peter Singh|Template:Font colour]] [[Jackie Lovely|Template:Font colour]]

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Past Composition

1905–1909

23 2
Lib Con

1909–1913

36 2 1 1 1
Lib Con Soc Ind Ind Lib

1913–1917

39 17
Lib Con

1917–1921

34 19 2 1
Lib Con NPL Lab Rep

1921–1926

15 1 38 4 3
Lib Con UFA DLP Ind

1926–1930

7 4 43 5 1
Lib Con UFA DLP Ind Lab

1930–1935

11 6 39 4 3
Lib Con UFA DLP Ind

1935–1940

5 2 56
Lib Con Soc Cred

1940–1944

1 1 36 19
Lib Lab Soc Cred Ind Mov

1944–1948

51 3 2 1 3
Soc Cred CAF Co-op VAF Ind Mov

1948–1952

2 51 2 1 1
Lib Soc Cred Co-op ICA Ind Soc Cred

1952–1955

3 1 1 53 2 1
Lib Con PC Soc Cred Co-op Ind Soc Cred

1955–1959

15 2 37 2 1 1 1
Lib Con Soc Cred Co-op Lib-Con Coal Ind Soc Cred

1959–1963

1 1 61 1 1
Lib PC Soc Cred Coal Ind Soc Cred

1963–1967

2 60 1
Lib Soc Cred Coal

1967–1971

3 6 55 1
Lib PC Soc Cred Ind

1971–1975

49 25 1
PC Soc Cred NDP

1975–1979

69 4 1 1
PC Soc Cred NDP Ind Soc Cred

1979–1982

74 4 1
PC Soc Cred NDP

1982–1986

75 2 2
PC NDP Ind

1986–1989

4 61 16 2
Lib PC NDP Rep

1989–1993

8 59 16
Lib PC NDP

1993–1997

32 51
Lib PC

1997–2001

18 63 2
Lib PC NDP

2001–2004

7 74 2
Lib PC NDP

2004–2008

16 62 4 1
Lib PC NDP AA

2008–2012

9 72 2
Lib PC NDP

2012–2015

5 61 4 17
Lib PC NDP WR

2015–2019

1 9 54 21 1
Lib PC NDP WR AP

2019–2023

63 24
UC NDP

2023–Present

49 38
UC NDP

Notes

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  1. ^ Absent from Legislature during the 2019–2023 term
  2. ^ Absent from Legislature during 2015–2022 before returning in 2022 by-election
  3. ^ Absent from Legislature during 2008–2012 term
  4. ^ Absent from Legislature during 2018–2022 before returning in 2022 by-election

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca.
  2. ^ The Alberta Act, 4-5 Edw. VII [1905], c. 3 (Canada), s. 12 .
  3. ^ Legislative Assembly Act, RSA 2000, c. L-9, s. 3(1)
  4. ^ Emergency Statutes Amendment Act, 2024, S.A. 2024, c. 9, s. 2(2)
  5. ^ Election Act, RSA 2000, c. E-1, s. 56
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."History of the building". www.alberta.ca. February 29, 2024.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."McDougall Centre". www.alberta.ca. February 29, 2024.
  8. ^ Macauley, 75th Anniversary of Alberta's Legislative Building http://www.revparl.ca/english/issue.asp?art=735&param=122. accessed April 16, 2025
  9. ^ Terrace Building, Edmonton, Alberta https://hermis.alberta.ca/paa/PhotoGalleryDetails.aspx?st=edmonton&cp=257&ReturnUrl=%2Fpaa%2FSearch.aspx%3Fst%3Dedmonton%26cp%3D257&dv=True&DeptID=1&ObjectID=A5676
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Citizens Guide" (PDF). www.assembly.ab.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 14, 2007.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Jeffers, Allan Merrick - Alberta On Record". albertaonrecord.ca.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alberta Legislature". Alberta Legislature - Explore Edmonton.
  13. ^ A Report on Alberta Elections, 1905-1982, p. 9
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Legislative Assembly of Alberta". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Danielle Smith's UCP holds onto power in Alberta". Edmonton. May 29, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Press, The Canadian (December 13, 2025). "Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7M to handle outburst of recall petitions". CTVNews.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chamber Seating Plan". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved April 24, 2025.

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